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Living in a White Box: Kick-Ass Kitchens
If you’re like me, you love to look at beautiful kitchens—the ones with freshly painted cabinets, lovely hardware, tons of storage, and perfect organization. And then you look back at your tiny...
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How to Give Your Tools a Glam Makeover with Gold Spraypaint
Have you ever been so amazed at how wonderful spray paint is that you start looking for more and more things to paint? I used to get frustrated when spraypainting but when I learned how to do it...
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Living in a White Box: Personalized Pillows
For the entire time I’ve lived on my own, it’s been in an apartment. Throughout these 16 years, I’ve tried many methods of decorating within the limits of a rented home. One method has proven to be a...
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Protect Your Grill With a Cheap & Easy DIY Grill Cover
Spring is finally upon us and that means I get to usher in my second season of grilling. This year I bought a new grill, going from a tiny portable one to a 3-burner. #movingonup Grilling is still...
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DIY Skinny Jeans Tutorial: How to Create a Customized Pair
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend? Scratch that, jeans are a girl’s best friend… when they fit perfectly. Finding jeans with a great fit that are easy on the budget is like the quest for the Holy...
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Living in a White Box: Creative Headboards
My love of unique headboards started in my childhood. I remember applying lots of stickers to my headboard as a young’un. I also remember my mother not being too fond of this bold move. She should’ve...
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Living In a White Box: Dull Dorm Disorder
This time of year brings an exciting energy to our future CEOs, activists, and doctors as they start a new journey in life: college. Unfortunately, among all the excitement there’s a problem many know...
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Homegrown DIY: Apple Tealight Candle Holders
Fall, that wondrous time of year with crisp, cool breezes, the divine colors of the leaves, and pumpkin spice everything. Often forgotten in our autumnal bliss is the humble apple. One way to...
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DIY Fashionista: How to Darken Your Faded Jeans
Dark blue jeans are a must-have in a women’s closet. They’re versatile, timeless, and slimming. Yes, you are beautiful just the way you are. But if you’re like me, you don’t mind your trunk looking...
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My Television Debut: Full Plate
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of filming my first DIY tutorial—and on a local TV show to boot! Full Plate is a lifestyle program that highlights items like health, style, and DIY projects and the...
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Living in a White Box: Personalized Pillows
For the entire time I’ve lived on my own, it’s been in an apartment. Throughout these 16 years, I’ve tried many methods of decorating within the limits of a rented home. One method has proven to be a...
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Living In a White Box: Revamp Your Lamp
“I love lamp.” (Brick Tamland) I feel ya, Brick. After pillows, lamps are my next favorite way to decorate on the cheap. When you live in an apartment, you’ve got to find unique ways to infuse style...
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DIY: Reverse Batik Pillow Tutorial
I’ve loved tie-dye since I was a young’un. Back then, in the early 90s, it was all about neon and fluorescent colors–the brighter, the better. Nowadays, traditional tie-dye isn’t quite the trend, but...
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How to Hide Your Fugly TV Cords
Have you ever noticed how decor magazines never show you cords and cables in a room? Obviously these aren’t Amish homes, so what’s up with that? In the spirit of real world decorating, cords shouldn’t...
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DIY Envelope Pillowcases in 10 Easy Steps
Why sew your own pillowcase when you can just buy one? Well, there’s the suckiness about that opening at one end. You could have a pillowcase in the most luxurious thread count, but that big ol’...
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Where Are They Now? The Rope Side Table
I’ve experimented a lot with decor throughout the years. Being a Libra, I blame it on the stars. Fickleness be thy name. And since I’m a crafty chick, always looking to reincarnate or create my own...
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My Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Inspired Christmas Decor
For some reason, I really wanted to decorate for Christmas this year. I rarely do it because it seems like a lot of money to spend for ambience you only keep around for a month or so. This year, I...
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Living In A White Box: Homey Houseplants
When you live in an apartment, it can be tough to achieve that homey feeling. I’ve lived in apartments for nearly 20 years and sadly, most of them look the same. White walls, basic flooring,...
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10 Ways To Create a Cozy Home
I’m all for the change in seasons, but I’m over winter at it at this point. Unfortunately, for those of us in the Midwest, the coldest month of the year is approaching: February. Feeling cozy is a...
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